From The Week:

Looks like The Nuge is on board.

Utah is looking at making their carry permits harder for out of staters to get. I’m not sure that’s throwing folks under the bus so much as other states are threatening to end reciprocity with Utah over their rather lax requirements.

So reports the privacy rights invading Commercial Appeal here:

Shelby County Mayor A C Wharton, in a push to increase public safety, has called for a statewide gun-offender registry and tougher penalties for people who carry handguns without permits.

In his annual State of the County address to the Rotary Club on Tuesday, Wharton unveiled a flurry of ideas to reduce violent gun crimes, including state legislation that would make it a felony instead of a misdemeanor for first-time offenders who illegally carry guns.

Let’s make it illegaler.

I said I thought it was spin from the NYT. David Codrea thinks otherwise.

I mentioned I received Brian Doherty’s Gun Control on Trial: Inside the Supreme Court Battle Over the Second Amendment. Still reading. And you should read it too. Another interesting bit to me was the issue of standing. Seems the courts were scuttling the case, much to the almost anger of Gura. Turns out Dick Heller saved the case by actually going to DC’s gun control office to try to register a handgun. He did so knowing it was pointless. Turns out, no one else in the case had standing because they had not been aggrieved by the .gov. Heller said that the officer at the gun control office knew what was going on because has Heller left, the officer responded with Good luck with your case, Mr. Heller. Others reportedly tried to register handguns after and weren’t even given forms. And the officers on duty refused to sign something saying they refused to give the forms. And the officers turned their badges backward so that those trying could not get their names or badge numbers. Seems someone figured out what was going on but only after Heller had received his denied request.

Amazing that the case hinged entirely on that one seemingly meaningless act.

Gearing up for board elections. So, a few things.

Over at SIH, there is discussion of composition and number of board members. And they’ll be issuing board endorsements soon.

Meanwhile, Joseph P. DeBergalis, Jr. is running for board. He and George K. Kollitides are endorsed by ar15.com, who want to get more black rifle people in positions of power at NRA. Good time to see the influence of internet activists on board decisions.

Speaking of George K. Kollitides, you’ll recall my past coverage of him here. Long and short is that he is (was?) managing director of Cerberus Capital Management, a firm buying up several gun manufacturers. They also own Chrysler*. Mr. Kollitides ran for board last year and was unsuccessful.

In the latest issue of NRA’s American Rifleman, there was a puff piece on Mr. Kollitides and his company Freedom Group International. I’m not sure if FGI is a subsidiary or spin-off of Cerberus. I can’t find a website for them. But it appears this is the name that Cerberus’ gun group is operating under. Not certain the significance of that but found it curious. Anyway, seems the NRA is wanting Kollitides on the board or they wouldn’t be doing such a piece in their magazine, particularly when people have told me that Mr. Kollitides does not do interviews. Anyway, here’s his website and his list of endorsements is impressive.

Note that I don’t think there’s anything nefarious about NRA plugging the guy. Probably good politics to bring an equity fund guy on board.

* Coincidentally, the latest American Rifleman contains a review of the new Dodge Ram.

Update: Joseph P. DeBergalis, Jr. also endorsed by New York State Rifle & Pistol Association

A drill team member was suspended from school for having a replica rifle in her car. You know, those replica rifles that drill teams march with. Yeah, those.

Meanwhile, college laundry room shut down, dorm swept, and bomb-sniffing dogs called because a loose 45 round was found. The original article contains this bit of reporting:

According to Sgt. Dennett, a student found the bullet in the washing machine while doing his laundry. 45-caliber bullets are used in assault weapons such as handguns, not larger weapons like hunting rifles.

Ok, then.

David notes what gun bloggers haven’t linked to. News to me. But I also haven’t linked to the Brady Campaign Scorecards so I wouldn’t read too much into it.

Internet poll shows 90% for it.

I’m not so sure that’s a fair assessment. I think it’s more like the Paper of Making Up The Record is attempting to pressure Gillibrand to soften up on guns.

Caleb’s rules of stopping power. Good discussion in comments too.

A game of spot the bias.

The internet is forever.

Oops:

Some of you may remember me talking about Danladi Moore…the gentleman that sued the city of Norfolk for repeatedly harassing him for openly carrying a firearm and won a $10,000 settlement. . . . Danladi was AGAIN stopped, harassed, and this time ARRESTED for openly carrying a firearm.

Obama taps another rabid anti-gunner.

Another Democrat not paying taxes? No wonder they have no problem with raising taxes.

Texas is drafting a plan to deal with Mexico’s potential collapse.

Four armed guys decide to do a home invasion in Tucson. Homeowner’s security system alerts him. Homeowner prevails and manages to drive the invaders away. Video here. I’m impressed with the tight group on the windshield of the car. Impressive, particularly in those circumstances.

Coming Friday on blogtalk radio.

Rahm Emmanuel did not serve in the Israeli army.

Tam brings the snark:

CNN would like to remind you over and over and over that Sarah Palin hates poor sepia-toned people almost as much as George W. Bush hates poor black ones. But Barry loves frozen rednecks.

Breaking: Second Circuit says Heller does not apply to states.

The latest paper to publish a database of handgun carry permit holders: The Memphis Commercial Appeal. Perhaps someone should publish a list of their reporters names and home addresses. Then someone could compare them to, say, unpaid tax records, crime databases, bankruptcy, DUI registries, or some such?

Another reason we need the privacy bill that Kent Williams said he’d help pass.

Update & bump: Michael Silence notes the peculiar classification of handgun carry permit data at the Commercial Appeal’s website:

Well, I wouldn’t lump law-abiding permit holders in with felons, hate crimes and FBI crime reports under the heading, Public Safety. Funny, I don’t see a category for Individual Rights.

What bias?

Update 2: In comments, whitebread reports a response to the problem (though not much of one):

I appreciate your concern and please know I do not take it lightly. Balancing the public’s right to know with privacy concerns is always very difficult. Because of the concerns you raised, and those raised by others, we have removed the street address from the database.

Louis Graham
Asst. Managing Editor

Update: Turnabout being fairplay and all.

Though it was expected, it turns out those dumb, cousin-humping rednecks didn’t try to lynch her:

The last time she’d worn the Muslim dress that, with a head scarf, covered everything but her face, hands and feet, she was in Miami International Airport, where the stares were many and the security check thorough.

This time, she was in a small town called Arab. Arab, Alabama, no less.

“I expected people to say, ‘What is this terrorist doing here? We don’t want your kind here,’ ” said Woldt, a 22-year-old blue-eyed Catholic, recalling her anticipation before stepping into a local barbecue joint. “I thought I wouldn’t even be served.”

Instead, Woldt’s experiment in social anthropology opened her own eyes. Apart from the initial glances reserved for any outsider who might venture through a small-town restaurant’s doors, her experience was a pleasant one.

Related.

Ammo shortage in Florida.

The Newsweek cover.

I don’t know if it’s the same group but here’s a website called the Second Amendment March. Looks like this page encourages folks to march on state capitols as well as the nation’s capitol.

Not only is Nancy Pelosi stupid, she thinks you’re as dumb as her. You know that chart that your lefty friends have probably shown you to tell you how screwed the economy is? Yeah, that one. Well, turns out it’s bullshit.

In Lancaster, someone fired a warning shot. They were charged with, among other things, discharging a firearm in the city. Now, they’re challenging the law. There should be a self-defense exception to such charges or, basically, self-defense with a firearm is always a crime. Interesting case.